Improved packing-case for bottles and jars



To all whom 'it may concern militari git-'atea jatwt Gtjjiw.

WILLIM THOMPSONgOF DUBLIN, IRELAND.

Lette'rs .Patent N 91,884, dated June 29, 1869; patented 'in England, .Noocmlbe'r` 19, 1868.

IMPROVE!) PACKING-CASE FOR BOTTLES AND JARS.

The Schedule' referred to in these Letters Patent and-makng part of the same.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM THOMPSON, of No. 85 Lower Gardiner street, in the city of Dublin, and of' Glare Hall, in the county of Dublin, Ireland, merchant, have invented an Improved Construction of Packing-Cases for Bottles andJars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andv exact description of the-said invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the figures and letters marked thereon; that is to say- My invention consists inso constructing cases, or boxes for packing bottles or jars, that these are held securely in their places by means of springs of metal, India rubber, or other` material, made to press against one or both ends thereof. j

Various arrangements may be employed for carrying my invention into practice.

Thus, in one arrangement," the box' is provided with a loose false bottom, resting upon or suspended from springs, either placed between it and the real bottom ofthe box, or fixed to it and to the sides of the box.

One or more partitions are fitted into the box, above the false bottom, with holes in them corresponding with the size ofthe bottles or jars to be packed.

` These are then inserted through the said holes in Athe partition or partitions, (or the upper partition may be placed on after the bottles are inserted so as to rest upon the false bottom, which is situated at such a height in the box that the upper ends of the bottles orjars project beyond the upper edge of the box. lhe lid of the box is then pressed down upon the bottles or jars, which are thus made to press down the false bottom, and to compress, or extend the springs carrying the same, until the lid rests'upon, and is secured` to the top ofthe box, when the action' oi' the springs, pressing the false bottom against the ends ofthe bottles or jars, will cause these to be held very securely in the case.

In another arrangement, instead of making the bot- .tles stand above" the edge ofthe box when the lid is open, this may have a projecting surface, passing into the box, so as to press down the bottles, as described, and springs may also be arranged between this projecting surface and the lid.

Or, in another arrangement, the falsebottom and springs may be dispensed with, and the requisite compressing-action be attained'by springs placed between the lid and a falselid.

In place of employing separate partitions, as de-l scribed, through which the bottles pass, thel ends of these may be made to lit into orb'etween recesses, or projections formed in or upon the false bottom or lid ofthe case.

In some cases the false bottom or false lid may be dispensed with, and the springs be arranged to press 4directly against the ends ofthe bottles or jars. Where the bottles or jarsfare placed horizontally in the cases,l

the springs for pressing against the en ds thereof, would, of' course, be situated at the sides orends of the case, instead of' at' the top and bottom.

The accompanying drawing shows one ofthe Various arrangements for carrying my invention into practice.

Figure 1 shows a vertical section of apacking-case, A, having a loose false bottom, B, between which, and the bottom of the case, are coiled-wire or other springs, O, upon which 'the false bottom rests.

Upon the false bottom rest the lower ends of the bottles D, held in position by the partitions EE',

having holes through which the bottles pass. The

false bottom is situated at such a height that the bottles, when standing l upon it, project, with their necks some distance above the top ofthe box, as shown.

On placing the lid F on the tops oi' thebottles, and pressing it down, the bottles are consequently pressed down, thus forcing down the false bottom, and compressing the springs G until the lid rests upon and is secured to the top of the box, as shown in lig. 2, whenV the compressed springs will hold the bottles securely, and preserve them from injury. v

The partition E may be made loose, resting on the shoulders of the bottles, and made to xnovedown with them, as indicated; in which case it may be held in place by projecting pieces, ff, fixed on the lid.

The lid F may also be made to press down the partition by means of the pieces ff, (which may also be fixed ou the partitiou,) and the partition be made to press down the bottles, instead of pressing the bottles down directly by the lid.

Having thus described the nature of my invention, andin what manner itis to be performed, I wish it to be understood that I in no way limit myself' to the particular arrangements, hereinbeore described, br carrying the same into eli'ect, as these may be modified in a variety o1" ways, without departing from the nature of my invention, both as regards the nature and form of the springs, their position in the case, the mode in which they are made to act on the end or ends of the bottles, or jars, and the arrangement oi' these in the packingcases, as also the form ofthe latter; but

What I claim, and desire to be secured to me by Letters Patent, is-

In a bottle and jar-packing case, aseries of springs, C, two or more, in combination with one or more partitions or diaphragms E E', and lid F, arranged substantially as described, so as to secure the bottles, orjars from both ,lateral or longitudinal motion in the case.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence ot' two subscribing witnesses, this 2d day of December, 1868.

Y WILLIAM THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

WM. GAHILL, J ons Momns. 

